Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-15
VIRGINIA SEWS.

A new furnace is being built at Lowmoor,
Allegheny county, which will double the
present output ofiron ores.
Friday night eight new members were
initiated into the mysteries Of Free Masonry
in Lodge No. 4, Of fredericksburg.
Yesterday evening Policeman Ward, in
Charlottesville, shot and slightly wounded
q negro man, who attempted to elude ar
rest.
The son OF ex Senator Martin, of Man
chester, who disappeared Wednesday, has
been found. He was wandering about the
country partly out of his mind.
The message of Gov. Lee to the General
Assembly, stating his reasons for converting
them and laying before them the subjects
needing legislative attention, hes been COM
pleted, and it is expected will be submitted
to, morrow.
Judge L. L. Lewis, president OF the Court
of Appeals, has returned to Richmond from
Tennessee 30 much improved in health as
to permit him to go on The bench again.
Judge Lacy presided during Judge Lewis's
absence.
Ii is announced that G. A. Randolph, a
negro lawyer in Richmond. intends to head
an independent movement in Virginia poll
tics this year. A convention of all who are
in accord with his views is to be held in
Danville early in May.
A bill is to be introduced in the Legisla-
ture at the extra session Incorporating a
Company to construct the Tennessee Mid
land and Virginia Western Railroad.
Among the incorporators are some who are
directors of the West Point Terminal
The Fredericksburg Free Lance says that
Charley Myers is now the most extensive
farmer in that part of Virginia, He is work.
ing at present 1000 acres of land, oil oil
which is rented his last venture being the
renting of Hay field the very excellent farm
owned by the late Mr.. Mithoh.
Hon. Willis P. Bocock, ex attorney gen.
eral Of Virginia, died yesterday at his
home, in Appomattox county, aged eighty
years. He was man Of ability and popu-
larity, and brother of Hon. Thomas S.
Bocock, Speaker Of the U. s. and Confeder-
ale Congresses.
The cases of Mr.. w. L. Royal for intimi.
dating grand jurors and the rule Issued by
Judge Atkins against him for contempt c1
| court, which had been set for e hearing in
the Hustiugs Court of Richmond yesterday
did not come up in consequence of the alb
sence of Mr.. Royal from The city, and the
cases were continued till next Monday.
The jury at Charlottesville III the Gaze OF
| L. A. Davis, charged with the murder of j
r. Blackburn, brought in verdict of eish-
teen years in the penitentiary yesterday.
Five favored hanging. Davis's counsel
moved to have tho verdict set aside as con-
trary to the law and evidence, but the mo-
ton was overruled. A motion for stay Of
proceedings will be argued to-day.
The Lynchburg Tfirginian was sold yes
terday under deed of trust to secure de.
ferred payments Of $4,000 on the former
purchase by Sherman Brothers, and was
bought by syndicate of representative
business men, headed by Alexander Nc
Donald, editor of the NelrS. The price re-
allied was 5000 Mr. Mcdonald will edit
the Jrginian, and will be succeeded in the
Ners by Carter Glass, of the staff of the lat
ter paper.
| Returns from all the precincts in Frank
lin county, which composes the twenty
sixth senatorial district, show tho election
of Wm B. Brown, republican, as senator
from that district, by twenty-five majority.
The vote was small, but much interest was
taken by those voting. The district waa
formerly represented by W. A. Brown, a
democrat. AS predicted in the GAZETTE
Yesterday, w. w. Worsham, colored, was
elected 10 he senate in the 2Sth district.